Services
HCCC students must present a valid College I.D. Card.
Herkimer County residents must present a Community Card which can be obtained at the Circulation Desk with proper identification. Residents over 70 years of age may obtain a Millenium Card at the HCCC Bookstore which may be used for borrowing Library materials as well as other activities on campus.
Alumni Association Members must present a lifetime or current membership card which may be obtained at the Alumni Office.
Mohawk Regional Teacher Center members must present a MRTC card.
Borrowing Agreements with Area Libraries
HCCC library has made reciprocal borrowing agreements with other area libraries. Faculty and students are allowed to sign material out of the following libraries:
Mohawk Valley Community College
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
All SUNY Colleges and Universities
You should present your HCCC I.D. Card to check out books and follow the loan regulations of the host library. Also, by obtaining a library card from a local public library, you have access to the collections of the Mid-York Library System, which included all public libraries in the area.
Books 3 weeks
Recorded Books 3 weeks
College Catalogs 1 week
Pamphlets 1 week
Audio Cassettes 1 week
Phonograph records 1 week
Video Cassettes 3 days
Compact Disks
3 days
Video Discs (DVDs) 3 days
Reference books, reserve materials, periodicals, microfilm and instructional media (videos and CD-ROM) are for in library use only.
Items can be renewed once. You can either bring them back to the Circulation Desk to have them renewed or you can have them renewed over the phone by giving the barcode number of each item.
The return of library material on time is the responsibility of the borrower. All damages, beyond normal wear and tear, are charged to the borrower. Late fines are $.25 per day per item. The fine for an overdue Interlibrary Loan book is $1.00 per day. The fine for reserve material overdue or taken out of the library without permission is $1.00 per day.
If a book or other library material is lost while on loan, notify the library immediately. Any further accumulation of fines will be stopped. If the item cannot be found within a reasonable time, the borrower will be charged: the cost of replacement (usually $25.00), $15.00 for processing and recataloging, and the accumulation of any overdue fines. An item may be replaced with a reasonable copy by the borrower if approved by a Librarian. In this case, only the overdue fines will be due for payment.
Do not let anyone else use your I.D. card to check out library materials. You are financially responsible for any overdue and/or lost materials checked out on your card.
To the right of the main outer doors of the library building, there is a Book Depository provided for convenient book return, especially when the library is closed. The Depository is checked each day the Library is open.
This service is only available to HCCC faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students. Books and articles which the HCCC library does not have may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan forms are available at the Reference Desk. When the material you have requested arrives in the library, you’ll be notified and you can pick up the material at the Circulation Desk.
Faculty often put books or other materials on reserve in the library for their students to use. The materials are kept at the Circulation Desk. Your student I.D. card is required to use materials on reserve. They can only be used in the library. The general reserve loan period is one hour.
Textbooks for most courses are on reserve at the Circulation Desk. Your student I.D. card is required to use textbooks on reserve. They can only be used in the Library. This collection does not include novels, workbooks, or CDs required for classes.
Reference librarians are available
to assist you in using the library and doing your research project. If
you do not see a librarian at the Reference Desk, ask for one at the Circulation
Desk.
Contact a Librarian by e-mail: library@herkimer.edu
- Cell Phones - Turn off cell phones before entering the Library.
- Conduct - Library users are expected to observe generally accepted standards of courtesy, dress, and care of College equipment and furniture. No bare feet are allowed in the Library.
- Conversation - Your conversation should not be any louder than that which could be heard beyond the immediate area you occupy. The first floor of the Library is a group study area. The second floor of the Library is a quiet study area. Study rooms on both floors may also be used on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Food - No food is allowed in the LIbrary. Drinks in "spill-proof" containers are allowed in designated areas but not around the computers.
- Smoking - Neither smoking nor chewing tobacco is allowed in the LIbrary.
- Lost Articles - Please keep your belongings with you at all times. The Library cannot assume responsibility for lost personal belongings. Any recovered items are kept at the Circulation Desk for short period before being sent to Lost and Found in the Safety Office of the RMCC.
- Library Users' Bill of Rights -
- Library users have the right to an environment that is quiet enough for reading and study; one that is free of boisterous or disruptive activity.
- Library users have the right to have access to Library materials. The HCCC Computer Use Policy and Guidelines apply to Library materials as follows: "The computer facilities of HCCC and its supporting networks may not be used...to post or transmit any unlawful or unsolicited message that is threatening, abusive, libelous, obscene, or pornographic, whether in text, audio or graphic form..." The "post or transmit" includes displaying material.
- Library users have the right to surrounds free of cell phones, food, beverages, and their resulting problems.
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org
Central New York Library Resources Council
http://www.clrc.org
A multi-type library consortium serving Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, and
Onondaga counties in Central New York State.
Mid York Library System
http://www.midyork.org
The Mid-York Library System is a nonprofit cooperative library system
serving 43 public libraries in Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties